1780; or perhaps in honor of his son who bore the same name and succeeded him as Surveyor-General in 1781. The Geographic Board of Canada states it is named after an Indian family of Morris living at the lake.
MORRISON ISLAND (P.)—The Micmac Indian name of this place was "Tumakunawaakade," meaning "the pipe stone place"
MORTIMER POINT (P.)—Near Pictou. Named after Edward Mortimer, an Englishman who settled in Pictou and became a wealthy merchant.
He built "Norway House," a historic and interesting place in the town.
Was for some time known as Gordon's Point, owing to a Lieutenant Gordon having settled there.
MORVAN (Ant.)—First settled by McDonalds and McDougalls. It was named "Keppoch" by James McDougall, after his Scottish home village. Later it was named "Morvan."
MOSER ISLAND (L.)—So named after a Mr. Jacob Moser, one of the early grantees of the Township of Lunenburg.
MOSHER (H.)—An Island and Point named after an old St. Margaret's Bay family-one time known as Grampus Island and Point.
MOSHERVILLE (Hts.)—This place was formerly known as Middle Kennetcook and was by an Act of Parliament in 1870 changed to its present name.
MOUNT ADAM (P.)—See Garden of Eden.
MOUNT DENSON OR DENISON (Hts.)—This place received its name in honor of Colonel Henry Denny Denson, an Englishman who settled here about 1755, and took up a large grant. His home was called "Mt. Denson."
Denson's name appears as a member for Newport (Kings County) in 1767.
MOUNT EGERTON (P.)—See Egerton.
MOUNT EPHRAIM, MOUNT THOM (P.)—Thomas Troop and Ephraim Howard, coming from Pictou to Truro to meet and assist the first settlers who were arriving from Philadelphia in the Brig "Hope," called these mountains after themselves.
The old Indian name for Mount Thom was "Pamdunook" (a mountain chain.)
